What is the common ratio between successive terms in the sequence?2, –4, 8, –16, 32, –64, ...

Divide a term by the one before it to find the common ratio: −4 ÷ 2 = −2. The same ratio works for the next terms, since 8 ÷ (−4) = −2. The common ratio is −2, choice A.

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